March 21, 2023, 1:57pm Northwest
Oregon lawmakers are poised to pass a sweeping $200 million housing and homelessness package in an expected display of bipartisanship aimed at tackling the state’s most pressing crises. Read story
March 21, 2023, 7:49am Business
Without permission from the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, BNSF in 2012 began transporting 100-car trains of highly combustible crude oil through Swinomish land, court documents show. Read story
March 21, 2023, 7:43am Life
The University of Washington’s cherry blossoms will burst into bunches of pale pink and white a little bit later than usual this year. Read story
March 21, 2023, 7:42am Northwest
A U.S. District Court judge sentenced a woman to about two years in prison on Monday for her involvement in gun trafficking in 2021 that was associated with the death of a child, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Read story
March 21, 2023, 7:42am Health
Thousands of Washingtonians could soon lose Medicaid, or Apple Health, coverage: Federal pandemic-era provisions are expiring, and the state will once again require patients to renew their eligibility every year. Read story
March 21, 2023, 7:40am Northwest
Microsoft is inviting its soon-to-be neighbors in Malaga and other valley residents to an open house to learn more about the future Microsoft data center campus on March 29 in Malaga. Read story
March 20, 2023, 8:29pm Northwest
Idaho House Republicans Monday rejected a bill that would have funded free menstrual products in public school girls bathrooms. GOP House members said the proposal was “liberal,” and they objected to “woke” terms describing inaccessibility to tampons and pads. Read story
March 20, 2023, 8:26pm Northwest
An Oregon bill that would greatly expand access to reproductive health and gender-affirming care drew emotional testimony on Monday, mirroring the culture war debates over abortion, gender identity and parents’ rights that are playing out in state legislatures across the U.S. Read story
March 20, 2023, 8:15pm Latest News
An Oregon-based developer is in the process of purchasing land next to the Cowlitz County Event Center to build a long-delayed hotel on the site, which officials say will draw more business to the center. Read story
March 20, 2023, 7:41pm Latest News
The state will have less money to spend in the next couple of years than expected amid inflation worries and an uncertain economy. Read story